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List of fictional works featuring parallel universes

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Parallel universes (or the multiverse) are a common plot device in fiction.[1][2] This is a list of notable fictional works which feature parallel universes as a plot element.

Novels

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Year Title Author(s) Description
1934 Sidewise in Time Murray Leinster [2]

Films

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Year Title Director(s) Description
2018 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, and Rodney Rothman Several parallel-universe versions of Spider-Man from within the film's multiverse are depicted.[3]
2022 Everything Everywhere All at Once Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert [4]

Video games

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Year Title Developer(s) Description
2005 Sonic Rush Dimps A playable character, Blaze the Cat, and one of the game's antagonists, Eggman Nega, are depicted as having come from an alternate world known as the Sol Dimension.[5]
2021 Blue Archive Nexon Games Alternate universe versions of Sensei (the game's player character) and Shiroko appear as antagonists in "Volume Final".

References

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  1. ^ Burt, Stephanie (31 October 2022). "Is the Multiverse Where Originality Goes to Die?". The New Yorker – via www.newyorker.com.
  2. ^ a b Wolfe, Gary (2007-07-04). "Surfing the multiverse". Nature. 448 (7149): 25–26. doi:10.1038/448025a. ISSN 1476-4687.
  3. ^ Debruge, Peter (November 28, 2018). "Film Review: "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse"". Variety. Archived from the original on November 28, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
  4. ^ Lee, Chris (April 13, 2022). "Daniels Unpack the Everything Bagel of Influences Behind Everything Everywhere All at Once". Vulture. Archived from the original on April 16, 2022. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
  5. ^ Gerstmann, Jeff (November 14, 2005). "Sonic Rush for DS Review - DS Sonic Rush Review". GameSpot. Archived from the original on March 2, 2009. Retrieved February 20, 2009.